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Higgins Hall: St. Ambrose completes $11.5M renovation on building

By: Dave Thompson|December 18, 2023
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    • St. Ambrose University leaders look over a classroom in the renovated Higgins Hall during a building tour Friday, Dec. 15. The wooden flooring in the foreground is made of the former indoor running track in that hall. St. Ambrose University President Amy Novak called the building a combination of “old meets new.” CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    A historic building on the St. Ambrose University campus in Davenport is getting a new lease on life, thanks to a massive renovation project.

    Higgins Hall – once known as LeClaire Hall – has just undergone an $11.5 million renovation project that has transformed the 106-year-old building into a hub of learning, innovation, technology…

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